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<span class="top">The Book of Mark</span><HR NOSHADE>
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<a href="B41C002.html">2</a>
<a href="B41C003.html">3</a>
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<a href="B41C009.html">9</a>
<a href="B41C010.html">10</a>
<a href="B41C011.html">11</a>
<a href="B41C012.html">12</a>
<a href="B41C013.html">13</a>
<a href="B41C014.html">14</a>
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<a href="B41C016.html">16</a>
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<td class="v">15:1</td>
<td>And straightway in the morning the chief priests held a consultation with the elders and scribes and the whole council, and bound Jesus, and carried him away, and delivered him to Pilate.</td>
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<td class="v">15:2</td>
<td>And Pilate asked him, Art thou the King of the Jews? And he answering said unto him, Thou sayest it.</td>
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<td class="v">15:3</td>
<td>And the chief priests accused him of many things: but he answered nothing.</td>
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<td class="v">15:4</td>
<td>And Pilate asked him again, saying, Answerest thou nothing? behold how many things they witness against thee.</td>
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<td class="v">15:5</td>
<td>But Jesus yet answered nothing; so that Pilate marvelled.</td>
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<td class="v">15:6</td>
<td>Now at that feast he released unto them one prisoner, whomsoever they desired.</td>
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<td class="v">15:7</td>
<td>And there was one named Barabbas, which lay bound with them that had made insurrection with him, who had committed murder in the insurrection.</td>
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<td class="v">15:8</td>
<td>And the multitude crying aloud began to desire him to do as he had ever done unto them.</td>
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<td class="v">15:9</td>
<td>But Pilate answered them, saying, Will ye that I release unto you the King of the Jews?</td>
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<td class="v">15:10</td>
<td>For he knew that the chief priests had delivered him for envy.</td>
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<td class="v">15:11</td>
<td>But the chief priests moved the people, that he should rather release Barabbas unto them.</td>
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<td class="v">15:12</td>
<td>And Pilate answered and said again unto them, What will ye then that I shall do unto him whom ye call the King of the Jews?</td>
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<td class="v">15:13</td>
<td>And they cried out again, Crucify him.</td>
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<td class="v">15:14</td>
<td>Then Pilate said unto them, Why, what evil hath he done? And they cried out the more exceedingly, Crucify him.</td>
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<td class="v">15:15</td>
<td>And so Pilate, willing to content the people, released Barabbas unto them, and delivered Jesus, when he had scourged him, to be crucified.</td>
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<td class="v">15:16</td>
<td>And the soldiers led him away into the hall, called Praetorium; and they call together the whole band.</td>
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<td class="v">15:17</td>
<td>And they clothed him with purple, and platted a crown of thorns, and put it about his head,</td>
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<td class="v">15:18</td>
<td>And began to salute him, Hail, King of the Jews!</td>
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<td class="v">15:19</td>
<td>And they smote him on the head with a reed, and did spit upon him, and bowing their knees worshipped him.</td>
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<td class="v">15:20</td>
<td>And when they had mocked him, they took off the purple from him, and put his own clothes on him, and led him out to crucify him.</td>
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<td class="v">15:21</td>
<td>And they compel one Simon a Cyrenian, who passed by, coming out of the country, the father of Alexander and Rufus, to bear his cross.</td>
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<td class="v">15:22</td>
<td>And they bring him unto the place Golgotha, which is, being interpreted, The place of a skull.</td>
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<td class="v">15:23</td>
<td>And they gave him to drink wine mingled with myrrh: but he received it not.</td>
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<td class="v">15:24</td>
<td>And when they had crucified him, they parted his garments, casting lots upon them, what every man should take.</td>
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<td class="v">15:25</td>
<td>And it was the third hour, and they crucified him.</td>
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<td class="v">15:26</td>
<td>And the superscription of his accusation was written over, THE KING OF THE JEWS.</td>
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<td class="v">15:27</td>
<td>And with him they crucify two thieves; the one on his right hand, and the other on his left.</td>
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<td class="v">15:28</td>
<td>And the scripture was fulfilled, which saith, And he was numbered with the transgressors.</td>
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<td class="v">15:29</td>
<td>And they that passed by railed on him, wagging their heads, and saying, Ah, thou that destroyest the temple, and buildest it in three days,</td>
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<td class="v">15:30</td>
<td>Save thyself, and come down from the cross.</td>
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<td class="v">15:31</td>
<td>Likewise also the chief priests mocking said among themselves with the scribes, He saved others; himself he cannot save.</td>
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<td class="v">15:32</td>
<td>Let Christ the King of Israel descend now from the cross, that we may see and believe. And they that were crucified with him reviled him.</td>
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<td class="v">15:33</td>
<td>And when the sixth hour was come, there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour.</td>
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<td class="v">15:34</td>
<td>And at the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani? which is, being interpreted, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?</td>
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<td class="v">15:35</td>
<td>And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.</td>
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<td class="v">15:36</td>
<td>And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.</td>
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<td class="v">15:37</td>
<td>And Jesus cried with a loud voice, and gave up the ghost.</td>
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<td class="v">15:38</td>
<td>And the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom.</td>
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<td class="v">15:39</td>
<td>And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.</td>
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<td class="v">15:40</td>
<td>There were also women looking on afar off: among whom was Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome;</td>
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<td class="v">15:41</td>
<td>(Who also, when he was in Galilee, followed him, and ministered unto him;) and many other women which came up with him unto Jerusalem.</td>
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<td class="v">15:42</td>
<td>And now when the even was come, because it was the preparation, that is, the day before the sabbath,</td>
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<td class="v">15:43</td>
<td>Joseph of Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor, which also waited for the kingdom of God, came, and went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved the body of Jesus.</td>
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<td class="v">15:44</td>
<td>And Pilate marvelled if he were already dead: and calling unto him the centurion, he asked him whether he had been any while dead.</td>
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<td class="v">15:45</td>
<td>And when he knew it of the centurion, he gave the body to Joseph.</td>
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<td class="v">15:46</td>
<td>And he bought fine linen, and took him down, and wrapped him in the linen, and laid him in a sepulchre which was hewn out of a rock, and rolled a stone unto the door of the sepulchre.</td>
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<td class="v">15:47</td>
<td>And Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of Joses beheld where he was laid.</td>
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